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January 2015

January 15, 2015
From the CNS blog:  Commenting on recent killings by Islamist terrorists at a Paris newspaper,...
January 15, 2015
From The Catholic Herald:  In an effort to help permanent deacons in the Diocese of...
January 15, 2015
Duke University Chapel via Wikipedia / Public Domain The university's press release:  Members of the...
January 14, 2015
From AP:  Pope Francis has become the second pontiff to visit a Buddhist temple, changing...
January 14, 2015
Details: Every Sunday morning, dozens of Roman Catholics gather at a small chapel on an...
January 14, 2015
I received the following e-mail yesterday from the Diocese of Arlington: I wanted to be...
January 14, 2015
A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. (Via Wikipedia
January 14, 2015
Photo: from Vatican Radio / Facebook From Catholic News Agency: At a Marian shine during...
January 13, 2015
Actor Dario Grandinetti (photo: Prensa TV Pública via Wikipedia) From Variety:  A battle between rival Pope Francis biopics...
January 13, 2015
Some big news—and a very welcome addition:  While introducing readers to a new Patheos Catholic...
January 13, 2015
Gloria Steinem at a news conference for the Women's Action Alliance in 1972, via Wikipedia...
January 13, 2015
Deacon Tom Powell and his wife Lydia (photo by Kevin Kelly / The Catholic Key)...
January 13, 2015
From The Charlotte Catholic News Herald: A retired dramatics teacher from Charlotte Catholic High School...
January 12, 2015
Read on, via National Catholic Reporter:  Less than 10 percent of the 500 invited showed...
January 12, 2015
From the CNS blog, this is remarkable:   Everyone — rich or poor — wants to look...
January 12, 2015
You may remember the link I posted several days back, about a Florida deacon who...
January 12, 2015
From Vatican Radio:  Pope Francis has called on the international community to take concrete steps...
January 12, 2015
  Image: from NPR, courtesy the Corita Art Center And you've probably seen her work...
January 11, 2015
He thanked his mother who prayed the rosary and went to Mass, and his large...
January 11, 2015
From National Catholic Reporter: Pope Francis strongly defends his repeated criticisms of the global market...
January 11, 2015
"Dove of the Holy Spirit" by Bernini (ca. 1660, stained glass, Throne of St. Peter,...
January 10, 2015
  St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin via Wikipedia From The Guardian:  An Irish Catholic priest...
January 10, 2015
Two summers ago, I had the good fortune of meeting Fr. John Murray, who invited...
January 10, 2015
From the vault, part of my homily for this weekend, marking the Baptism of the...
January 10, 2015
As you may have heard, Cardinal Raymond Burke is not a fan of female altar...
January 09, 2015
A beautiful remembrance from The Orlando Sentinel:  "Via mutatur, non tollitur." The Latin phrase is...
January 09, 2015
You may remember these orange-clad dancers from their iconic performance of "Thriller" some years back:...
January 09, 2015
Wednesday, the poignant picture below appeared on the Facebook page of Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas...
January 09, 2015
Image from The Archbishop Romero Trust Details:  The Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero was murdered...
January 09, 2015
Yogi seated in garden c. 1620-40 (from Columbia University / U.S. Public Domain / Wikipedia)...
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